Intel Core i5 6500 vs AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE
We compared two desktop CPUs: Intel Core i5 6500 with 4 cores 3.2GHz and AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE with 4 cores 3.6GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Intel Core i5 6500 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
AMD Ryzen 3 5305GE 's Advantages
Released 9 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (3200 vs 2133)
Newer PCIe version (3 vs 3.0)
Higher base frequency (3.6GHz vs 3.2GHz)
Larger L3 cache size (8MB vs 6MB)
More modern manufacturing process (7nm vs 14nm)
Lower TDP (35W vs 65W)
Score
General Parameters
Sep 2015
Release Date
Feb 2025
Intel
Manufacturer
AMD
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
-
Skylake
Core Architecture
Cezanne
i5-6500
Processor Number
-
LGA-1151
Socket
AMD Socket AM4
HD Graphics 530
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 6
-
Generation
Ryzen 3 (Zen 3 (Cezanne))
Package
-
Transistor Count
10.7 billions
14 nm
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
35 W
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
180 mm²
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
-
4
Performance Core Threads
-
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.6 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.2 GHz
4
Total Core Count
4
4
Total Thread Count
8
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
32x
Multiplier
36.0
64 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
256 K per core
L2 Cache
512 KB per core
6 MB shared
L3 Cache
8 MB
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2133, DDR3L-1600
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
2
Max Memory Channels
2
34.1 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
1050 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
Miscellaneous
3.0
PCIe Version
3
16
PCIe Lanes
16
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Extended Instruction Set
-
